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A Chinese investment firm has completed one of the largest horticultural purchases in the history of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT). Hong Kong-based CK Hutchinson Holdings on Friday [23 November 2018] completed the purchase of two NT watermelon farms for 27.5 million Australian dollars (19.9 million U.S. dollars)…Full Article: Xinhua Nov 2018 Key Point The two

China on Monday [19 November 2018] launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of barley native to Australia, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said in a statement. MOFCOM had received requests from the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), a nationwide business organization, accusing Australia of dumping vast amounts of barley by selling at less than

A total of 1,606 head of live cattle arrived in east China’s Zhejiang Province Tuesday [30 January 2018], the first sea-borne shipment of imported beef cattle to the southern part of the country. The cattle were imported from Australia to the port city of Ningbo. They will be quarantined before being slaughtered within 14 days,

One of Australia’s most renowned cherry growers has taken to social media to combat poor quality fakes being sold in Asia. Tasmania’s Reid Fruits, along with other top Australian growers, has been affected by counterfeit products being sold with their branding in Asia for years…Full Article: Xinhua Jan 2018 Key Point To counter the counterfeit

The signing of a protocol between China and Australia today for the export of plums, peaches and apricots from Australia to China is tremendous news for Australian stone fruit growers…Full Article: Fresh Plaza Nov 2017 Citrus Australia has welcomed the announcement by Assistant Ministers for Agriculture and Water Resources Luke Hartsuyker and Senator Anne Ruston

A major Australian producer of abalone, which forms one of the country’s top premium seafood exports to China, opened a new processing plant in South Australia’s state capital Adelaide on Thursday [2 November 2017]. The facility of Yumbah Aquaculture, touted as the largest abalone producer in the southern hemisphere, cost 1 million Australian dollars (771,368

The Australian government said Tuesday [31 October 2017] it was “pleased” by a decision from China to lift a suspension of red meat imports from Australia, after six Australian meat-processing companies were disallowed from exporting beef to China in July. Earlier this year, Beef City, JBS Prime, Kilcoy Pastoral Co, Northern Cooperative Meat Co, Australian

One of Australia’s leading wine companies has promised to increase its focus on cracking the Chinese market. Michael Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of Treasury Wines, told the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday night that the company would seek to widen the gap between Treasury and its competitors in China…Full Article: Xinhua Oct 2017

The theft of high-end Australian wool destined for China is under investigation, authorities said on Wednesday [4 October 2017], as customers end up with lower-grade produce in a scam threatening the industry’s reputation…Full Article: South China Morning Post Oct 2017 Key Point In May 2017, law enforcement officials in Melbourne, Australia, began investigating complaints that